“Another secret we carry is that though drab outside - wreckage to the eye, mirrors a mortification - inside we flame with a wild life that is almost incommunicable.” EyeAgeSecretMirrorsOld AgeFlamesMortificationWreckageWild Life Book:Measure of My Days Source: Measure of My Days
“The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a sentient human being.” HumansWellsEnoughAgeHuman BeingsHonestBalanceGayTasksBraveryBraveOld AgeCrucialSentient Beings Book:Measure of My Days Source: Measure of My Days
“I want to tell people approaching and perhaps fearing old age that it is a time of discovery. If they say "Of what?" I can only answer "We must find out for ourselves, otherwise it wouldn't be discovery."” PeopleIfsWantI CanAgeAnswersDiscoveryAgingOld Age Author:Florida Scott-Maxwell